The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes are a 53.5-point favorite in Saturday’s game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. So, you would forgive Ryan Day and his staff for holding out any player who might have even as much of a stubbed toe for the week.
Fourteen Buckeyes will not suit up for the game against Rutgers as OSU prepares for the stretch run of a season that seems singularly focused on the College Football Playoffs. As we all know by now, the best player in the country Chase Young will miss his second game in a row following allegations that he committed the indefensible crime of borrowing some money from a friend to pay for his girlfriend to go to this past January’s Rose Bowl (the horror!